Indivisibles,
Let’s review just a few highlights from a week of Trump’s racist,
xenophobic agenda:
✔️ Reports from the concentration camps at the border continue to be
horrific with immigrants in overcrowded conditions pleading with Vice
President Pence during his visit for showers and toothbrushes.
✔️ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids continue (as they do
every day in this country) to separate families.
✔️ In a move that is not only immoral but illegal, Trump moves to end
asylum protections for most Central American migrants.
✔️ Trump tweets (and double downs on) racist attacks on courageous women
of color leading the fight in Congress to speak truth to power.
All of these things have one thing in common: cruelty is the point. And
they all serve as a reminder of why this fight to demand more moral
clarity of the leaders working to hold him accountable is so important
(looking at you, House Democrats).
We know Indivisibles get it. On Friday, you showed up with tens (and tens
and tens) of thousands of people at more than 817 vigils across 5
continents for Lights of Liberty to call on Congress to #CloseTheCamps and
end detention (if you missed some of our favorite highlights, [ [link removed] ]click
here).
But these vigils must be just a starting point to what has to be a much
larger fight to #DefundHate and ensure Congress does all that it can to
rein in Trump’s constant attacks on Black and brown communities.
The good news is August recess, when your members of Congress head home to
work in their districts on your turf, starts on Monday, July 29. It is the
perfect time for you to turn up the pressure.
Right now, they need to hear from you (the people who sent them to
Washington in the first place) on impeachment and that you will not accept
any vote to increase funding for ICE and CBP (Customs and Border
Protection) this September during the budget fight. Remember: [ [link removed] ]many of
them voted three weeks ago to give ICE more money through Trump’s
supplemental Department of Homeland Security funding request and still
need to hear from you on that disappointing vote.
One more thing -- we can expect all of these issues (and many, many more)
to be discussed during the next 2020 presidential debates on July 30 and
31. Indivisibles held nearly 200 watch parties all across the country in
June, and we want to keep up the energy and enthusiasm this month. We’ll
be sending more resources, host preparation and fun opportunities soon,
but in the meantime, make sure you save the date right now by
[ [link removed] ]registering your watch party on our national event map here.
Now let’s get to it.
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Your 5 weekly to-dos
1. [ [link removed] ]Demand that your MoC #CloseTheCamps by working to Defund Hate. The
funding that Congress gives agencies like ICE and CBP is the root of
all of the atrocities we have seen Trump commit against immigrant
families and communities. Call your member of Congress and tell them
that you expect them to cut funding to these agencies as part of the
appropriations process this year.
2. [ [link removed] ]Tell your MoC that it’s time to start the impeachment process.
Democrats don’t need to wait until Robert Mueller testifies on July 24
to know that Trump’s cruelty, corruption, and lawlessness are
impeachment-worthy. Call your member of Congress today and tell them
to start an impeachment inquiry by supporting H.Res.257.
3. [ [link removed] ]It’s time for your MoC to vote to #RaiseTheWage. The House will
vote later this week on H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, to raise the
minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. But Republicans are sure to offer
a motion to recommit to try to divide Democrats and stall this bill,
which would fulfill a key promise Democrats made before the 2018
midterms. Call your member of Congress and tell them to vote YES on
H.R. 582, and NO on any amendments or Republican motions to recommit
that would weaken it.
4. [ [link removed] ]Register your presidential debate watch party July 30-31. Help make
sure that our movement puts our IndivisiStamp on the next debates by
planning your local watch parties right now.
5. [ [link removed] ]Sign up for the August National Call on Thursday, August 1. All
group leaders, group members, and other Indivisible activists are
welcome as we breakdown how you can make hold Congress this August
recess.
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IndivisWin of the Week
(Picture) Indivisible DTLA joins in with a huge crowd at Downtown Center
in downtown LA a Lights for Liberty Vigil
We’ll be rolling out more resources in the coming weeks to help you keep
the pressure on your MoCs during the August recess to Defund Hate and
launch an impeachment inquiry. But in the meantime, keep making calls and
showing up in solidarity with people everywhere who oppose Trump’s hateful
agenda -- we’re with you.
In solidarity,
Indivisible Team
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